Chapter Blog 4

Chapter 11. Poetry writing

People write poetry to create images, explore feelings, and entertain (Tomkins, 2008). Writing about poetry can be one of the most demanding tasks that many students face in a literature class. Poetry, by its very nature, makes demands on a writer who attempts to analyze it that other forms of literature do not. People think writing poetry is difficult task, but it is easy and even young children can try poetry writing.
When teacher ask children write poem, usually they do not know what to write. Ghare introduced some tips in the website http://www.buzzle.com/articles/writing-poetry-how-to-write-a-poem.html. There are several things that one must consider while wondering how to write poetry. Here is a list of things to think about that.
The Subject:
An interesting way to take the jump from this point is writing down the words, phrases or sentences that come to your mind when you are thinking about the subject or the theme of your poem. Don’t worry if nothing sounds or feels right, just write it down for now.
The Feeling:
A poem, no matter how descriptive it may be, is not to be used to state the obvious. We all know that the grass is green, for example. What you need to express in your poem is what you felt when you saw the green grass. What emotions did it evoke within you?
The Mood:
How do you want to portray your thoughts, ideas and feelings via this poem? Do you want to make it a serious poem, or a funny one, a sarcastic one or an irreverent one? The mood can often help you convey the feelings more effectively.
The Style:
Choose a style of writing the poem from among several – from classical to the modern contemporary styles of writing poetry, there are many to choose from. Pick a style which is easier for you to work with. Most modern poets often use the free verse style of poetry.

References:
Ghare, H. (n.d). How to write a poem. Retrieved March 02, 2010 from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/writing-poetry-how-to-write-a-poem.html.
Tomkins, G. E. (2008). Teaching Writing: Balancing Process and Product. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.